Greece gets two bids for tourist resort casino

Greece has received two bids for a licence to build and operate a casino resort in a long-delayed tourist development in Athens, the country's gaming commission said on Friday.
Bids were submitted by Hard Rock International and by US casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment jointly with Greek contractor GEK Terna, the commission said.
The bid deadline for the construction and 30-year operation of the casino resort expired at 11 a.m. on Friday.
The winner of the tender, which is expected to be named by the end of November, will build a casino of at least 1.2 hectares, with at least 120 gaming tables and 1,200 slot machines, as well as a luxury hotel, a conference centre and a sports centre.
The casino will be part of a planned 8 billion-euro ($9 billion) resort known as Elliniko, built by developer Lamda on the site of a disused Athens airport.
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